Nursing students start school

The first year students of the Institute of Training in Nursing (IFSI) started classes this Monday, September 10, in the presence of Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Benoite de Sevelinges, Director of the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, and Monique Le Du, Director of IFSI.

The Minister warmly congratulated the students for being among the winners of the IFSI Entrance Exam, which this year counted 135 candidates for 30 places, including 26 from the PACA region.

Meanwhile, the CHPG this year reopened the Training Institute of Aides-Caregivers in the premises of the IFSI.

Given the need for caregivers in the Principality, it seemed appropriate to reactivate this training which will benefit from the pooling of lessons with the Nursing Training Institute, Monique Le Du said. The course had been stopped in 2000 because of a lack of space.

The Aides-Caregivers Training Institute has been welcoming students since Monday, September 3, 2018.

Didier Gamerdinger said: “There was a real need to re-establish a training course for nursing assistants. We are delighted with this renaissance within the premises of IFSI.”

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Monaco’s Handiplage-Audioplage, which opened on July 4, has been a great success since its inception 12 years ago.
In 2016, the service, which is available for those with disabilities, reduced mobility or who are blind or partially sighted, was used 500 times during the summer, making the beach accessible to everyone thanks to the use of special equipment and the commitment of four team members to help users.
The service enables the blind and visually impaired to enjoy the sea in complete freedom and safety thanks to sound beacons indicating their position in the water. There are also Four "Tiralo" floating wheelchairs, and toilets, showers and a concrete ramp from the sea wall and specially adapted parking. You can also benefit from three hours' free parking in the Larvotto car park.
Handiplage-Audioplage, which is a partnership between the government and the International Soroptimist Club of Monaco, is open seven days a week and public holidays, from 10 am to 5 pm, until September 3, on Larvotto Beach, on the right side of the central pier.
There is no reservation necessary for the Handiplage but access to the Audioplage service requires a booking on 06 78 63 09 41 (only available in the mornings).
A free on-demand minibus transport service (Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 8pm during the summer) is available for disabled and elderly people in the Principality with reduced mobility, and this can also be used to get to Larvotto Beach. Those with a travel pass obtained from the Department of Social Welfare and Social Services can call 80 00 20 50 to reserve on Mobi'bus. (Homepage image: V&A Dudush)

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[caption id="attachment_5315" align="alignnone" width="709"] Philippe Verdier, founder of No Finish Line, Ariane Favaloro, President of Children & Future, Dr François Bourlon of Cardio-Thoracic Centre and Francesco Grosoli, CEO Barclays Wealth & Investment Management EMEA. Photo: CCM/PALOMBA[/caption]
On September 28 at 2pm at the Cardio-Thoracic Centre of Monaco (CTCM), Francesco Grosoli, General Manager - Wealth & Investment Management EMEA and Monaco joined by Robin Reynolds, Director, Head of Events, EMEA, of Barclays London presented children at the hospital with robots that had been built by Barclays staff during an unprecedented team building exercise in humanitarianism. This presentation was made in the presence of the Directorate of Cardio-Thoracic Centre and Dr François Bourlon.
Last April, part of Barclays staff (Monaco, Dubai, Switzerland, London) were put into teams to put together 2-foot Meccanoid G15 robots with 6 motors and 621 pieces. It took more than 2 hours to build the 4 interactive robots, which were distributed, along with four tablets, to the children in the hospital at Cardio-Thoracic Centre.
A cheque for € 15,000 was presented by Philippe Verdier, founder of NFL and the Monaco association Children & Future, along with the president Ariane Favaloro.
Mr Verdier, whose association was created in 2001 under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert II (who runs the No Finish Line circuit every year) and has had Princess Stephanie as a marraine (godmother) since 2005, commented, “It’s incredible that this small country can open up to children.
Children & Future’s main mission is to fund projects to assist children suffering or in need. The majority of their funding goes to the Cardio-Thoracic Centre, via Monaco Collectif Humanitaire, which mobilises its teams to save children with serious heart defects who have no suitable hospital facilities.

Since its creation in 1987, CTCM has been a major player in supporting seriously ill children by ensuring cardiology diagnosis, surgery and paediatric intensive care. Forty operations are performed each year, sometimes as many as 4 to 5 a week, with a zero percent mortality rate thanks to the expertise of its medical and surgical teams and the dedication of all staff, as well as the involvement of several associations essential to transportation and childcare.

People think it is easy for children, from these countries, like Senegal or Nigeria, to come to Monaco,” Dr François Bourlon said. “But it’s very stressful for these sick children to travel to Nice by plane, and then be transported here to Monaco. And then they have stay with a host family, sometimes for a few weeks but other times for months.”

By its direct involvement and financial donation, Barclays Monaco underlines its commitment to helping seriously ill children. “It’s our duty as a major financial institution, local and globally, to help the community and, after the crisis, to be perceived differently,” Mr Grosoli told Monaco Life. “Much like a house without electricity, a society without banks doesn’t work. We need to give more to humanity – more time, more money and more effort – to those in need. After all, nothing is as important as a child’s smile.”
Barclays Monaco has been a supporter of the No Finish Line since 2005.
[caption id="attachment_5314" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mr Grosoli with 4-year-old waiting for heart surgery.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_5313" align="alignleft" width="300"] The program needs host families.[/caption]
Article first published September 30, 2016